Are they going to include Vishy Anand after all?

6/11/2002 – Under the title "FIDE may invite Anand" the Indian chess web site
Chathurangam is reporting that former
FIDE world champion Vishy Anand, who was left out of the reunification
treaty signed at Prague last month, "is likely to be" included in
the world championship cycle. FIDE President Krisan Ilyumzhinov has promised
to put the matter in the upcoming Presidential Board meeting. More

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The President of the World Chess Federation FIDE , Mr. Kirsan Illuziminov,
called on the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Ms. Uma Bharati at her
residence in New Delhi on Saturday, 8th June 2002, while he was in New Delhi
on a personal visit. Accompanied by FIDE Vice President and Secretary AICF
Mr. P.T. Ummerkoya, Mr Illuziminov expressed his willingness to hold the 2006
Chess Olympaid in India, the birth place of Chess. Ms Uma Bharati has assured
the Governments full support to AICF s Proposal to hold the Chess Olympiad
in India.

Also, FIDE President Kirsan Illumzhinov has given an in-principle nod to
his deputy in the FIDE and All India Chess Federation Secretary P T Ummer
Koya about Anands inclusion after a long discussion on the issue. We
will put the matter in the FIDE Presidential Board meeting in Doha early next
month about Anands inclusion in the World Championship and the Board
will have the final say in the matter, Koya, said after the meeting
with Illumzhinov.

The move to include Anand comes nearly a week after FIDE came out with a
new proposal after the Unification Treaty was rejected by top Grandamasters
of the world, including Anand. They wrote an open letter to FIDE expressing
their disappointment over the proposed cycle.The letter, signed by more than
20 top GMs, expressed concern over the reunification treaty that did not allow
them to compete in World Championship till 2005.

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